Here I talk about life and writing and my books, including The Tales from Atlantis book one Digging Up the Past and book two Reaching for Beyond. I give hints about what's to come and excerpts from current works.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Guest Blogger Wesley Britton

I'm excited to have as my guest blogger this week, long time friend and fellow author Dr. Wesley Britton. I met Wes when we were doing graduate work at the University of North Texas, and I won't say how long ago that was, but I'm thoroughly enjoying his book The Blind Alien, so check it out! Here's Wes to tell you more about himself, and the book!

Hi fellow readers, I'm Dr. Wesley Britton. Today, I'm
delighted to share news that BearManor Media has just published my novel, The
Blind Alien: The Beta-earth Chronicles, Book One. We're calling it science
fiction, although I'm not sure that's the best term to describe the book.

The story begins when Dr. Malcolm Renbourn walks into a
bank where he's suddenly captured by a device that drags him to an alternate
earth. Blinded in the capture, Malcolm endures months of torturous experiments
and has no idea what is happening to him. He doesn't understand the language
he's hearing.Not
surprisingly, he's a haunted, frightened man.

Ultimately, Malcolm begins to learn about his new
planet.At first, he's considered state
property in a country that enslaves all light-skins, including the only alien
from Alpha earth. Escaping into a neighboring free country, Malcolm learns even
more, especially about the curse of the ancient Plague-With-No-Name that kills
three out of four male babies their first year. Thus, polygamy is the norm and
the basis for Beta-earth's tribal structure. Because of this, Beta's scientists
want to imprison Malcolm and his offspring hoping Alpha genes might carry the
cure to a curse that defines their world.

I admit being very proud of the characters you'll meet in
The Blind Alien. As the story progresses, Tribe Renbourn forms around five
very strong women with very distinct backgrounds, personalities, and abilities.
Bar, Lorei, Elsbeth, Joline and Alnenia are exiles and outcasts who never
expected to be mothers of a generation always under the hopeful eyes of a
desperate planet.

Yes, there's fantasy. Lorei Renbourn, in particular, is a
prophetess of the goddess Olos and Olos is constantly reminding the tribe they
have been brought together for a cosmic mission.

Dr. Wesley Britton is the author of four non-fiction
books, Spy Television (2003), Beyond Bond: Spies in Fiction and Film (2005),
Onscreen and

Undercover: The Ultimate Book of Movie Espionage (2006),
and The Encyclopedia of TV Spies (2009). For sites like BlogCritics.org and
BookPleasures.com, Britton has written over 500 music, book, an movie

reviews.For
seven years, he was co-host of online radio's Dave White

Presents for which he contributed celebrity interviews
with musicians, authors, actors, and entertainment insiders.

Britton earned his doctorate in American Literature at
the University of North Texas in 1990. He currently teaches English at
Harrisburg Area Community College. He serves on the Board of Directors for Vision
Resources of Central Pennsylvania. He lives with his one and only wife, Betty,
in Harrisburg, PA.